File photo dated 05/07/15 of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George at Princess Charlotte's christening at the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Sandringham, Norfolk

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will soon have to begin juggling parental duties, royal events and William's air ambulance job for the first time in earnest.

William and Kate have enjoyed the summer with their two young children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, and the coming months will be the first substantial period the couple will have combined family life with public and work commitments.

The Duke will be flying helicopter missions, undertaking official engagements in support of the Queen and his charitable interests, and looking after his two young children with Kate.

William has now settled into his job as a helicopter pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance and has flown a variety of missions in a number of different conditions.

The Duchess has had a handful of public engagements in the months since her daughter was born on May 2.

Kate's absence from a number of social events prompted comments from some, but it is likely she was simply nurturing her four-month-old daughter and two-year-old son.

Her first engagement after the summer break will be a visit to the Anna Freud Centre in London next Thursday to highlight the issue of children's mental health.

In the coming weeks Kensington Palace will outline further official engagements for William, Kate and Prince Harry.

Some events have been announced, including William making a direct appeal to the people of China about the need to combat the illegal wildlife trade - a subject he raised with China's president during a visit to his country earlier this year.

Kensington Palace said next month the Duke will record a speech in London which will be broadcast at a later date on the Chinese terrestrial channel CCTV1, as part of a series of programmes called Let's Talk.

A Palace spokesman said: "The Duke is grateful to have this opportunity to explain how people around the world must work together to save some of the planet's most critically endangered species before they are lost forever.

"He considers this issue an important test for his generation's ability to solve the much more complex global challenges it will face in the decades to come."

Harry has spent the summer working as a wildlife conservation volunteer on front-line projects in southern Africa and will soon return to the UK for an event on his 31st birthday - September 15 - marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

The prince will be working privately as a volunteer with the London District Personnel Recovery Unit, which looks after wounded, injured and sick soldiers, alongside his public duties.